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Photo by Gloria Zuurveen (L-R) Regina Wilson, B. Darcel Lee, Alice Huffman and Dr. Robert K. Ross at the Covered California and California Black Media meeting.
Photo by Gloria Zuurveen (L-R) Regina Wilson, Director, California Black Media, Robert K. Ross, MD, President and CEO of the California Endowment and board member, Covered California, Peter Lee, Executive Director, Covered California, B. Darcel Lee, Executive Director, California Black Healthnetwork and Alice Huffman, California State Chair, NAACP during a meeting with leaders from Covered California and the California Black Media on Wednesday, August 4 in Sacramento to discuss a strategy to include the Black Media in Covered California Health Benefit Exchange outreach to the Black Community. By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief SACRAMENTO— Less than a week after Covered California kicked off the first phase of its statewide advertising and marketing campaign to inform Californians about the Affordable Healthcare Act better known as Obamacare, which is slated to start open enrollment by October 1, 2013, California Black Media (CBM) owners met with leaders, Peter Lee, Execu-
tive Director, Covered California and Robert K. Ross, MD, President and CEO of The California Endowment and also a board member of Covered California along with staff from both organizations during a roundtable discussion in Sacramento on Wednesday. The purpose for the meeting was to talk about the role California Black Media will play in the dissemination of information and outreach to the
segment of population each media owner serves through its print, online and social media network. As the mission of Covered California is to increase the number of Californians with health insurance, improve the quality of health care for all of us, reduce health care coverage costs and make sure California's diverse population has fair and equal access to quality health care, CBM, under the leadership
Photo by Regina Wilson (L-R)Gloria Zuurveen, Lisa Collins, B. Darcel Lee, Alice Huffman and Dr. Robert K. Ross at the conclusion of the meeting with CBM. of Regina Wilson, Director, expressed their concerns in relations to equal access relative to the Black community. Brenda “Darcel” Lee, executive director, California
Black Healthnetwork, one of Covered California's grantee with the charge to help in outreach, stressed the importance of the necessity of utilizing the Please see Media, page 3
The Black Business Association 10th Annual Procurement Exchange Summit & Awards Luncheon The Black Business Association (BBA) will host its 10th Annual Procurement Exchange Summit and Awards Luncheon designed to help African American and minority business owners increase their access to billions of dollars in contract opportunities. The highlight of the afternoon will be the Awards Luncheon recognizing outstanding entrepreneurs and individuals who have been most sup-
portive of the growth and development of African American business enterprise. This event takes place on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the L.A. Hotel (a Hyatt Hotel) 333 South Figueroa Street, in downtown Los Angeles, CA. The event is chaired by Southern California Edison BBA’s 2013 Majority Corporation of the year; other corporate sponsors are Wells Fargo, US
Bank, Southern California Gas Company, Comerica, Verizon, Golden State Water Company, AEG, Los Angeles Department Public Utilities and the California Public Utility Council just to name a few. This Summit will bring more than 500 minority owned businesses together to network with procurement representatives from public and private-sector companies and will feature one-
on-one contract procurement matchmaking opportunities along with workshops providing valuable business resources for the growth and development of their business. The Summit is presented in recognition of National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week. The Awards Luncheon will recognize outstanding entrepreneurs and individuals who have been most sup-
portive of the growth and development of African American businesses. Registration will begin at 8:30 am and the day will conclude at 3:30pm. For participation, sponsorship or registration information, please contact the BBA offices at 323. 291.9334 or email to: mail@bbala.org. For additional information, visit our website at www.bbala.org.
Charter School Reform Clears State Legislature with Bradford Leadership The State Legislature recently approved a bill that, if signed, will modify the petition requirements for forming a charter school. AB 917, by Assembly Member Steven Bradford (DGardena), adds nonsupervisory certificated staff and classified employees to the charter petition process.
“California schools involve many moving parts,” Bradford said. “In the charter establishment process parents and teachers are involved, but classified employees are not given a voice as to the direction of their school or their employment.” Current law requires a petition for a new charter school
to include signatures from half the parents of expected students, or half the teachers who are expected to work at the school. Petitions to convert an existing public school into a charter require the signatures of half the teachers currently working at the school. This bill would give petitioners for a new charter the
option of collecting the signatures of half of the classified employees expected to be employed at the school. For petitions to convert an existing public school into a charter, this bill would require petitioners to collect signatures from half of the classified employees currently working at the school. “There are many stake-
holders involved in our schools who are dedicated to the educational growth of the students,” Bradford continued. “This bill recognizes that classified staff are just as hardworking and invested in the success of the school and its students as parents and teachers.” The bill was approved in a concurrence vote in the Assembly.
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The state of affairs in America now says that we need prayer like we never needed it before especially since the potential of deadly chemicals can be released in our land and a gun is never even raised. We need to prayer for our leaders to not be so willing to go to war without seeking other solutions. We are to stay forever vigilant about what is happening in our world today. There are all sorts of evil being manifested in our land today. This is all the more reason there is a need for prayer. As we pray for the conflict in Syria, we also need to be mindful of the Obamacare implementation by Covered California Health Benefit Ex change. With man y Californians in need of some type of healthcare, the ability to get this program up and running will take the effores of all collaborative partners including the Black Press.
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How Much Will the Next War Cost Us? By James Clingman With their fingers on the triggers, the Secretary of Defense and others in our government are poised to strike Syria and commit fighting troops to that country, even at a time when the soldiers in Afghanistan are scheduled to leave. Understanding that World War Two and the Viet Nam war, followed of course by the war in Iraq, brought with them huge windfall profits to various corporations, we should brace ourselves for this next foray into a foreign country, especially one that is located in the so-called “Middle East.” Along with the regular accoutrements of war, such as private armies of well-paid mercenaries like Blackwater, there are also the firms that feed the troops, like Kellogg, Brown, and Root, and others that take care of construction and other vital “services” for the government. Remember Halliburton? They are probably licking their chops right now at the prospect of an attack on Syria. Let the good times roll – again. What about the everyday guy and gal in this country? Will we once again feel the pain of our young people dying while defending another country? And will we ultimately pay for this war, as we did for that unnecessary war in Iraq, with our low stagnant wages? While I don’t know the answer to the first question, surely the answer to the second question is probably “Yes” It has already started, but get ready for more pain at the pump. Get ready for price gouging and everything else that goes with strife in the Middle East. Some speculators and “oil watchers” say prices will not rise because Syria produces such a relatively small amount of the world’s oil. That fact along with the U.S. having increased its production and having moved away from total dependency on foreign oil (Can you say, North Dakota?) lessens the likelihood of high oil prices if Syria is attacked. Peel back this onion a bit more and you will find lurking just beneath the surface counter-threats by Iran and other groups in the Middle East. In retaliation for a U.S. strike of Syria, there is a very good possibility that Iran will get a couple of its groups, like Hamas and Hezbollah, to start lobbing rockets at Israel, as well as their constant threat of blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Now we have a full blown war and a catastrophe on our hands, which will most assuredly result in outlandish and in some cases unreachable gas prices, at least for those of us who
need it most.Look, I am not an oil analyst, a politician, or a soothsayer, but I can look back at the past and learn from it, based upon what has already taken place. I truly hope and pray that I am wrong about this impending war in Syria. We have had enough – too much – war, but as I remember Dr. Martin Luther King’s words regarding America and our penchant for war, especially the part about our being the world’s greatest purveyor of war, I kind of doubt that this latest one will be avoided. Thus, we will have to pay the bill for it, the way we did for Iraq and Afghanistan; and we are still paying for both. In light of the fact that we pay for wars, and even threats in the Middle East, via gasoline prices, we will likely feel the impact of this one in our wallets as prices rise and all the excuses begin to leak out. We will be told it’s the speculators, world market prices, supply and demand, and price gouging. We will hear all of the same reasons that now have us thanking the industry for $3.50/gallon gasoline. They teased us with their up and down prices and then lulled us to sleep; we woke up feeling comfortable with $3.00+ prices. Now we think it’s a bargain if we find gas for $3.15 and we rush to get it, depending on what state we live in. The oil barons, U.S. or foreign, have us by the throats and they will soon be choking the dollars out of our pockets again if this war jumps off as anticipated. I deeply sympathize with the people of Syria, but right now, as in the case of Egypt, we don’t know who our friends are and who our foes are in their civil war. We cannot continue to be the policemen of the world; we must take care of the numerous problems we have in this country, mass incarceration of Black men, health disparities, the growing wealth gap for Black people, the high unemployment rate for Blacks, especially our youth, and the desperate and dangerous condition of our infrastructure, namely, our bridges. Our nation-building efforts should begin with this nation. As Dr. Ron Daniels has called for a “Domestic Marshall Plan” to rebuild America’s dark ghettos, after attending the commemorative March on Washington, he also wrote, “After the countless billions of dollars squandered in Viet Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan since 1963, the gauntlet should have been thrown down for America to make a huge deposit on the “promissory note” King referenced in his speech a half century ago. How can the U.S. justify “nation-building” in Iraq and Afghanistan and refuse to do “community-building” on behalf of her long-suffering sons and daughters of Africa in America.”
The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Children Is... By Dr. Rosie Milligan The best thing you can do for your children is to lead them to God and teach them the Word of God. The second-best thing is to teach them how to read. The third thing is to teach them to think for themselves and to develop self-confidence. These three things are the prescriptions for a healthy life; they will need these to weather the storms of life and to fight life’s battles. It is important for your children to know and to have a relationship with God. God is their protection. He is the one whom they can always lean and depend upon. He is the same 24/7. He does not wake up grumpy in the mornings. He is the same today, yesterday, and tomorrow. His love is unconditional; there is nothing you can do to earn His love. It’s not enough to just take your children to church Sunday. They need to know what the Word of God says about how they should conduct themselves in every aspect and situation, and they will not gain this knowledge from merely listening to Sunday morning preaching and singing in the choir. They must be taught what the Word of God says about how they should conduct themselves. The Word has much to say about parenting, as well. You parents should become a living example of a godly parent, living and conducting yourself according to the Word of God—it’s better for your children to see what you do, rather than to merely hear what you say. Being able to read with understanding is a must so that your children will know the truth and follow it, and not be misled by those who proclaim to know the Word of God but do not. Selfconfidence will come automatically when you know God. Knowing God, you will understand that you are made in His image and you are an expression of Him. He is great, and therefore, you are too. Knowing these facts, no one can ever make you feel less than anyone else, because God made us all. Writing these thoughts made me realize that I should
write a book instead of an article, and I will do that, but in the meantime, chew on this and digest it well for now. These words will provide you with nourishment. I am living proof that what I am telling you works. My mother died when I was five years old. She was pressing my baby sister’s hair, and I was standing beside her, holding on to her dress. She just collapsed from a heart attack. The doctor came to our house to pronounce her dead. I heard the doctor say to my older sister, “God will be your mother.” Later, I heard my father say these same words. I did not know the meaning of this phrase—but I never forgot those words. I was an adult and had children of my own when my father died. He did not leave us money, but he did leave us forty acres of land in Como, Mississippi. However, Simon, my father, left me the best things that a parent could leave a child—the knowledge of God and a hunger and thirst for God’s Word. He taught me how to read and its importance. My father used to say, “You need to know how to read for yourself because folks will tell you anything; lie with a straight face while telling the lie.” He was so correct. I thank you, Dad. I know God, and I can read with comprehension. My confidence is over-the-roof, and that is what has led to my success. I have taught my children what my father taught me. It was good for me, and it’s good for them. Parents, if you did not teach your children these values, it’s not too late to do so now, even if they are adults. And if your children don’t hear you, teach it to your grandchildren. You may not have money or property to leave your children, but if you leave them with the knowledge of God, the ability to read, and self-confidence, they can become successful and live a happy and fulfilled life, while obtaining money and property. YOU CAN READ OTHER ARTICLES BY Dr. Rosie, at www.Drrosie.com
Dr. Rosie Milligan, minister, author, talk-show host, estate planner, and owner of Professional Business Management/Consulting Services, 1425 W. Manchester Avenue Ste B, Los Angeles, CA. 90047, 323-750-3592; e-mail www.Drrosie@aol.com, www.Drrosie.com
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EDUCATION & COMMUNITY NEWS From Supplies To Volunteering, Parents Can Find Ways To Support Teachers (BPT) - Parents know educating their children is a collaborative effort between families and teachers. Each new school year, parents look for ways to make that effort as fruitful and positive for their children as possible. By supporting their child's teacher, parents can help ensure kids get the best education possible every year. If you're looking for ways to show your child's teacher your support - and facilitate his or her efforts to educate your child - keep these points in mind: Supplies show support Teachers often spend their own money to ensure their students and classrooms have the supplies they need throughout the year. In fact, a study by the National School Supply and Equipment Association found that teachers spend an average of $356 from their own pockets on supplies and instructional materials - a total of $1.3 billion for all U.S. public school teachers. The same study revealed that parents - not governments, corporations or even charities - were the major source of supplemental funds for classroom needs, averaging $19 per student on classroom supplies. This year, parents can do even more to ensure students and teachers have the supplies they need to succeed. Teachers participating in the
Staples Teacher Rewards and Reward-A-Classroom programs can now generate custom supply lists that parents c a n a c c e s s o n www.staples.com/ rewardaclassroom. Searching by the teacher's name and city, parents can locate and print out a custom list, and bring it to a Staples store - or order directly from Staples.com. Additionally, through the Reward-A-Classroom program, parents can earn extra rewards for a participating teacher of their choice. By linking their Staples Rewards account to a participating teacher's Rewards Account, parents will earn an additional 2 percent back in Rewards on everything (5 percent back on any Copy & Print order) when they shop in store and online that will go directly to the teacher. Parents will still receive their usual five percent back in Staples Rewards on everything. "Sometimes, helping obtain needed supplies can be the most supportive thing a parent can do for their child's teacher," says Alison Corcoran, senior vice president of stores and online marketing for Staples. "When parents can help supply teachers simply by spending money on things they would purchase regardless, it's a win-win situation for everyone." To learn more about the rewards programs, log on to www.staples.com/rewards.
Covered California Leaders Meets with Black Media (Continued from page 1) Black Press to assist her with getting the message out the population she serves in the health community. Lee spoke to the issues that particularly impacted California’s African American safety-net population and expounded on how much of a need there is for Covered California to harness the power of the Black media to assist California Black Healthnetwork toward the elimination of health disparities and the building of healthy communities throughout the state of California. Alice Huffman, State Chair, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (NAACP), also a
recipient of a Covered California's grant highlighted the critical role the Black Press play in helping the NAACP in the dissemination of information to the people they too are trying to reach regarding the Covered California's Health Benefit Exchange. After much discussion and feedback from several Black media owners on ways to help design the best possible strategic plan to reach the Black community, Wilson said, "I am very optimistic of today's meeting and believe that the exchange is sincere in its efforts to reach all communities but especially looking at how it plans to reach the African American community.�
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Stay in touch - in every way Schools often offer orientation nights to introduce parents to teachers and demonstrate the curriculum students will learn throughout the year. Attending these events is a simple, powerful way to show teachers you support their efforts - and appreciate them taking personal time after hours to benefit your children. If your teacher maintains a website or page for your child's class, be sure to check in regularly for homework assignments, news and any updates to your teacher's supplies list or wish list. Keeping in touch helps teachers know you're aware of their work and of students' achievements. Hands on wherever you are
Whether it's at home checking your child's homework or as a volunteer in the classroom, taking a hands-on approach to helping shows teachers you are as committed to your child's education as they are. Schools need volunteers for a range of activities, from assisting on testing days and in school libraries to helping out with parties, performances, sporting events and other fun occasions. Even if you can only spare an hour a month, you'll be helping out the teacher and demonstrating to him or her that you consider yourself a part of the educational team. If volunteering isn't practical, consistently reinforcing classroom messages and lessons at home can be just as helpful and supportive.
Look for ways to incorporate lessons learned in the classroom with day-to-day home life. For example, when your child studies weights and measures, involve him in food prep and use cooking as a way to practice measuring techniques. When your child learns about government and voting, take her with you to the polls so she can see the voting process. "It's important for all of us to show teachers how much we value their commitment and contribution to our communities," Corcoran says. "Keeping teachers wellsupplied and reinforcing classroom lessons are great ways for parents to help teachers make a difference - and ensure their kids get the education they need."
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CHURCH & RELIGIOUS NEWS LifeWay Research Studies African-American Church Plants By Carol Pipes NASHVILLE, Tenn. -In the first research project of its size and scope, LifeWay Research studied African-American church plants to measure and identify characteristics of healthy church plants and to measure characteristics distinctive to the African-American context. LifeWay Research surveyed 290 African-American church planters who started churches prior to 2012. Almost half (43 percent) were started since 2007. Church planters from more than 20 denominations participated plus several from nond e n o mi n a t i o n a l c h u r c h e s . Ninety-four percent of the church plants studied are still in existence today. Among the churches that closed, lack of financial support was the most common contributing factor. The survey measured several factors including worship attendance, new commitments to Christ, community demographics, church culture, facility usage, promotion and outreach as well
as church sponsorship and funding. “We have conducted large national studies on church planting in the past,” noted Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research. “But it would be wrong to assume that national factors are the same for every sub-population of church plants. We are grateful that key sponsors came forward wanting to measure the reality of AfricanAmerican church planting today.” These sponsors included Mission to North America (PCA), Assemblies of God, Path 1 (United Methodist Church), International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Southern Baptists of Texas, the Foursquare Church, and North American Mission
Board (SBC). They received this report at the bi-annual meeting of the Church Planter Leadership Fellowship. Worship attendance The study found a steady increase in attendance to be the overall trend among African-American church starts. Average worship attendance for the first year was 37, and by year four, the average attendance doubled. The survey identified three characteristics that had the most positive impact on worship attendance. Those characteristics were present in more than twothirds of the churches: delegation of leadership roles to volunteers, leadership training for new church members, and a plan of Please see Church, page 6
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HEALTH & COMMUNITY NEWS Remedies for Deadly Heat: More Than Just Staying Hydrated (BPT) - Some parts of the country are experiencing record high temperatures this summer. Las Vegas hit 117 degrees and Phoenix topped the charts at 119 degrees. Salt Lake City also hit the triple digits as did several areas in California. Dry heat or not, residents and visitors were undoubtedly feeling it, and anytime the mercury gets remotely close to these temperatures, staying hydrated is of paramount importance. This is especially the case for anyone participating in outdoor activities or any sort of exercise program. Our bodies produce sweat in order to regulate our core body temperature. As the moisture that appears on your skin evaporates, you cool off. In fact, human beings are the most effective mammal when it comes to regulating our body temperature. At the extreme, an adult can sweat as much as two to four liters per hour. All of this water needs to be replaced, but remember that when you sweat you are not just
losing water, you are also losing minerals such as sodium and potassium. According to Dr. David McCarron, adjunct professor at University of California, Davis, "You must replace the sodium and potassium along with the water. This is why athletes drink sports drinks like Gatorade, rather than just water. Replacing water without sufficient sodium can quickly produce hyponatremia, a potentially fatal condition." Hyponatremia symptoms are similar to those of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and are often overlooked. Symptoms range from mild to severe and can include nausea, muscle cramps, disorientation, confusion, seizures, coma and death. To avoid this condition, medical authorities advise marathon runners to consume extra salt and this advice should also be considered by anyone exposed to excessive heat. Salt is critical in maintaining hydration. Sadly there have been several cases of illness and even
Sweethearts are Short-Lived By Dean L. Jones, CPM The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have worked hard to make it as clear as possible that consuming processed sugar directly causes heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and many other diseases, not to mention it will make you fat. The extensive processing necessary to make refined sugar manufactures it to such a level that it can be classified as a toxic substance. It is an inflammatory to the body's digestive system, where some of us are at a much higher risk of developing heart disease than others. The CDC has formally published that at least 200,000 Americans die each year from heart disease and stroke. What is even more sad about this report is that most of these deaths are preventable. The CDC also states that more than half of preventable heart disease and stroke deaths happen to people under 65 years of age. Whereas, blacks are nearly twice as likely as whites to die from preventable heart disease and stroke, which in my opinion stems from all of the processed sugar surrounding the average person's eating patterns coupled with their limited access to adequate restorative health care services. Nearly 1 in 3 deaths each year in the United States stems from heart disease and stroke, where simply by eliminating tobacco smoking, alcohol, and processed sugary items such as multiple sodas that this statistic will unquestionably drop dramatically. The incoming Affordable Care Act might give us more access to medical facilities, but it is not going to have any impact on our behaviors or affinity toward sugar, alcohol and smoking. Making those changes require an individual desire and if the individual does not care neither will the anticipated affordable care agencies. Look at the frequently played commercials on television that reference AFIB, which is the
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Dean L. Jones acronym for Atrial Fibrillation. This is the most common heart rhythm disorder among Americans, where people have heart palpitations, fainting spells, chest pains, all the way to congestive heart failure. AFIB increases the risk of stroke, and a lot of it depends on having additional risk factors such as high blood pressure. Accordingly, significant attention is needed for those coming home right after school. For that reason, a lot of thought should go into having the right things available so that our authentic sweethearts understand the difference between a nutritious vs. unwholesome snack. Those packaged items that are full of fat and processed sugar, such as candy, sodas, chips and cookies can too often get mixed up with the right stuff. Fresh fruits and vegetables, or whole grain are high in fiber, which will get the metabolism on track and produce the brain power needed to keep making the best choices that nourish the body. No one is invincible, but hopefully one is able to make a lengthy difference via better food choices. ww w.SugarAlert. com Dean Jones, Ethics Advocate, Southland Partnership Corporation (a public benefit organization), contributes his view on health attributes derived from foods & beverages.
deaths from hyponatremia over the past several years. According to the British Medical Journal, 16 runners have died as a result of too little sodium and over-hydration, and another 1,600 have become seriously ill. It is true that water intoxication is more commonly seen among extreme athletes but older individuals are also at high risk for several reasons. As we age, our kidneys become less efficient at conserving salt when the body is stressed and common medications such as diuretics greatly increase that risk. That's one of the reasons that during severe high temperatures news accounts most often refer to elderly victims of the heat. The proper balance of electrolytes in the human body is essential for normal function of the
cells and organs. Electrolytes help to regulate cardiovascular and neurological functions, fluid balance and oxygen delivery. Ideally, anyone engaging in outdoor activity in the heat or even an indoor exercise program should drink 8 to 12 ounces of fluid every 15 to 20 minutes during a session. If exercising exceeds an hour, a beverage that contains salt and an energy carbohydrate is far superior to plain water. The recommended concentration of salt in a fluid replacement beverage is one quarter teaspoon per liter. Most sports drinks contain salt, although the amount is not quite that high. Anyone can make an alternative to commercial fluid replacement beverages easily by adding one quarter to one half teaspoon
of salt per liter or 32 ounces of water. Every day, more and more Americans are motivated to start exercise programs. Physical fitness is a state of good health resulting from regular exercise and good nutrition. When you exercise, your body's metabolism works at a much higher rate, breaking down and regenerating tissues and creating waste metabolites that need to be flushed out of your system. However, regardless of your level of activity, you still need to maintain good hydration. So remember to always drink plenty of water to beat heat, but also up your intake of electrolytes, particularly sodium and potassium. Learn more about staying hydrated by visiting www.ALittleSalt.org.
LifeWay Research Studies African-American Church Plants (Continued from page 4) personal spiritual formation for the church planter. The study found worship style impacts attendance. The most common worship style used by African-American church plants was blended, cited by 45 percent, followed by contemporary gospel, contemporary and urban contemporary, ranging from 12-14 percent. However, church plants with a more distinctive style, urban contemporary for instance, had higher attendance than churches using a blended style. New commitments The average number of new commitments to Jesus Christ for the first year of a church plant was 16, the study found. The average number of new commitments peaked in year three at 20 and then remained at 12 or higher for the rest of the years measured. The study identified two characteristics that stood out as having a positive impact on new commitments to Jesus Christ and were present among more than two-thirds of the churches. They were door-todoor evangelism (75 percent) and conducting a new member class (68 percent). Six characteristics were shown to impact both worship attendance and new commitments to Jesus Christ: • Church planter compensated for their work (52 percent of the new churches) • Weeklong Boot Camp or Basic Training provided for the church planter (42 percent) • Church planter worked 60 hours a week or more on the church plant during the first two years of the church plant (39 percent) • Sponsor or mother church permitted the church plant to meet in the sponsoring church building (32 percent) • Church building of their own during the first five years (20 percent) • Contemporary worship style (13 percent) Community demographics On average, AfricanAmerican church plants started
in communities that were largely made up of the following ethnic groups: African-American (42 percent), White (35 percent), Hispanic (13 percent), African or Caribbean decent (4 percent), Asian (3 percent) and other (3 percent). The survey asked church plants to select what ethnicity or race they specifically sought to reach in the community around the church. About two-thirds (68 percent) of churches focused on reaching African-Americans. Although, more than 80 percent of the church planters said they also intentionally sought to reach a cross-cultural or multi-ethnic group of people in their churches. Church Sponsorship and Funding The LifeWay Research study discovered 48 percent of new churches were sponsored by another church. Among the sponsoring churches, 79 percent provided active prayer support while 53 percent provided mentoring to the church planter or church planting team. “A sponsorin g or mother church is often a crucial aspect of successful church plant for obvious reasons,” said Carl Ellis, assistant professor of practical theology at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas, Texas, and a consultant on the research project. “The fewer burdens a church plant has to carry in the initial stages, the greater is the likelihood that the new church will succeed.” The primary funding sources for African-American church plants were funds provided by core members (84 percent), funding from the affiliated denomination (62 percent), funding from the church planter or church planting team (49 percent) and the personal financial support network of the church planter (44 percent). The study also found 36 percent of church plants received funding from one or more sponsoring churches. The average amount received by church starts from outside sources was $21,818 in the first year. Average dollars
received from members or attendees in the first year was $33,301. During the first seven years, outside funding declined 44 percent while dollars from members or attendees grew 211 percent. Among the AfricanAmerican church plants surveyed 29 percent were selfsufficient by their first year. Half achieved self-sufficiency by the fourth year, and 60 percent by year 10. Many church planters received support other than financial during their first years. Sixty percent said they received church planter mentoring, coaching or supervision as well as training for themselves or their team. Church planters The project indicated 55 percent of planters received church planting training prior to starting a church. But only 16 percent received specific training on the dynamics of the African-American context prior to planting. Sixty-nine percent said they would benefit from that type of training today. Two-thirds (69 percent) of the church planters were bivocational the first two years of the plant’s existence. Despite so many having a second job, 63 percent of church planters worked 40 hours a week or more at the church. Slightly more than half (52 percent) received some financial compensation for their work as a church planter. Only 38 percent of the planters stated the financial compensation was adequate to meet their basic needs and that of their family. The majority of church planters arrived on the field as a single staff member. Only six percent of the church plants had a paid, staffed team of more than one person to start the church. “This research has described in detail AfricanAmerican church planting today. More importantly this research has begun productive conversations among church planting leaders across the U.S. about how best to train and equip new Af ri can - Am e rican chu rch plants,” said Stetzer.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Gardena Jazz Festival-Relaxin' in Rowley Park By Ricky Richardson GARDENA-The dog days of Summer is heading into the homestretch. This could mean several things: millions of kids are heading back to school, adults are returning to universities and colleges for the Fall Semester. The end of Summer always segue into the upcoming NFL Football season. Sadly, the end of Summer also means an end to the outdoor music festival season. The City of Gardena made sure that the Summer was escorted out with the sounds of comtemporary smooth jazz during the 11th Annual Gardena Jazz Festival. The Gardena Jazz Festival has become a destination event for many thousands of jazz fans who flock to Rowley Park year after year to enjoy a day filled with music, food, family, and friends. The Gardena Jazz Festival has grown tremendously since 2004, the last times I was in attendance. A capacity crowd sprawled out all across the grounds of Rowley Park, on this beautiful Southern California Sunday, August 25, 2013. The festival got under way after the sound crew worked out the technical issues. The festival ran smoothly from that point on. DJ Quick manipulated the ones and twos to entertain the crowd enterting the venue, as well as played tracks in between acts. World renowned bassist Nedra Wheeler lead a tight ensemble of teens that were recipients of the 2nd Annual Roderick D. Jones Memorial Scholarship. The Roderick D. Jones Memorial Scholarship Awards were given to a select group of young jazz artist who submitted outstanding essays in regards to their love for jazz while representing excellence in education as well as a passion to perform the music of "JAZZ." The 2013 Teen Jazz Ensem-
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worked tirelessly as a devoted coach and mentor to the youth in his community and it is his name and memory that the 2013 Jazz Festival Committee is proud to award scholarships to this year's recipients. The festivities continued with keyboardist Lao Tizer who also made a returned engagement from August 2004. He brought along another tight band to perform some original tunes. The band members consist of Jeff Kollman-guitar, Rufus Philpot-bass, Steve Nieves-sax/ percussions, Raul Pineda-drums. The crowd and I were groovin' on "Uptown," "Fire,Nice" with hot Latin/Flamenco influences, "Diversify," "Downbeat," and "What It Is." Guitarist Nick Colionne is the best dressed man in all of smooth jazz community. He opened his set with "Sharp Dressed Man," and continued with "Some Funky," and slowed the tempo down on "Rainy Day in Georgia," while channeling Wes Montgomery, and concluded his crowd pleasing set with "Super Bad." Saxophonist Mike Phillips collaborated with the Hollywood High School Drumline "Pride of Sheik Nation" presented by L.A.C.E.R After School Programs ( L i t e r acy,Arts,Culture,Education,Recreatio n). Mike Phillips made a thunderous entrance onto the stage with the Hollywood High School Drumline on the appropriately named tune "Partying with Mike Phillips," followed by a straight ahead jazz tune with his band "Stolen Moments." Vocalist Ashley J joined the band for "Lady In My Life," and "Night to Remember." Mike worked the crowd into a frenzy while holding a note for what seem like forever through circular breathing. Super group DW3 never fails to bring the "Partae" to each and every occassion. They brought that and more as they took the crowd on a musical journey through some classic old school soul and R&B, as well as some original tunes from their latest CD. M u l i t - i n s t r u me n t a l i s t Brian Culbertson brought the house down to close out the 11th Annual Gardena Jazz Festival that left the crowd wanting more.
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NATIONAL & WORLD NEWS Obama Syrian Gambit Draws Congressional Support, Skepticism By Zenitha Prince From the AFRO Even as key congressional leaders voiced their support for the White House’s plan for limited strikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces, many remain skeptical. Lawmakers—and Americans—on both sides of the ideological aisle say there are many questions President Obama would need to answer before they give him the nod for military action. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., who attended a security briefing on Sept. 1, said she remained troubled by scant U.S. intelligence on the Assad regime, including its potential motivations for the alleged chemical attack. And she also questioned the White House’s predictions about the scope and length of the nation’s intervention. “Still troubling to me is the U.S. view that a brief strike will have a deterrent effect, presumably on the use of chemical weapons and that Assad, who has
President Barack Obama meets with Members of Congress to discuss Syria in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Sept. 3, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) tons of chemical weapons, is unlikely to retaliate,” said Norton in a statement. “I am also concerned that the U.S. has only a slim coalition – Turkey, France and the U.S. – particularly considering that almost all nations have signed the chemical weapons treaty, including most in the
Black Pastor of N.C. Church Requests White Greeters Only By Blair Adams From the AFRO A Charlotte, N.C. church has come under fire after its executive pastor, herself an African-American, sent a letter to some Black greeters which
explained the controversial email. “One of our longtime pastors, in keeping with our church’s desire to be inclusive and intentionally reach out to all races, noticed our front door
Middle East.” Forces loyal to President Assad are accused of launching a chemical weapon that killed 1,429 civilians, including 400 children, last month. Senior administration officials, in briefings with lawmakers and reporters, provided evidence that Assad had allegedly used sarin gas, a poisonous substance that attacks the central nervous system, causing paralysis and death, in the Aug. 21 attack near Damascus. That purported evidence likely assuaged many a lingering fear about the yet undiscovered weapons of mass destruction that prompted the war in Iraq. "I am going to support the president's call for action,” House Speaker John Boehner (ROhio) told reporters right after a White House huddle with the president and Vice President Joe Biden on Sept. 3. "[And] I believe my colleagues should support this call for action." "The use of chemical weapons is a barbarous act,” Boehner added. “It's pretty clear to me that the United Nations is unable to take action; NATO, not
likely to take action…. Only the United States has the capability and the capacity” to respond. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) added his support in a statement, saying, “America has a compelling national security interest to prevent and respond to the use of weapons of mass destruction, especially by a terrorist state such as Syria, and to prevent further instability in a region of vital interest to the United States.” The president has been quick to assure lawmakers and the public that the proposed military strike in Syria is not the same as the preemptive action taken in Iraq and that he doesn’t intend to drag the U.S. into a larger war. The military plan is “appropriate [and] proportional. It is limited. It does not involve boots on the ground. This is not Iraq and this is not Afghanistan,” Obama told reporters just before his meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday. The strike will allow the U.S. to “degrade Assad’s capabilities” even as it allows rebel forces to upgrade their capabilities and, perhaps, ultimately end the ongoing civil war. Now into its third year, the conflict has resulted in the deaths of more than 100,000 Syrians, and in the internal and external displacement of more than 6 million civilians, according to the UN human rights office. "Syria has become the great tragedy of this century – a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history," said António Guterres, the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees, in a statement. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) offered her support for the strikes on that humanitarian basis, saying
the poison attacks were "outside the circle of civilized human behavior." "Humanity drew a line decades ago that I think if we ignore, we do so to the peril of many other people who could suffer," said the California lawmaker. Such support— including the backing of usual Obama detractors Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), and Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.)—by no means indicates a slam dunk for Obama, especially since the fears raised by Norton—that a simple “strike” could escalate into a years-long war—were buttressed Sept. 3, when United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon warned that any "punitive" action taken against Syria would be without Security Council approval and could ignite more turmoil on the Middle East. "The use of force is lawful only when in exercise of selfdefense in accordance with article 51 of the United Nations Charter and or when the Security Council approves such action,” Ban Kimoon said in a news conference. He added, "I take note of the argument for action to prevent a future use of chemical weapons. At the same time, we must consider the impact of any punitive measure on efforts to prevent further bloodshed and facilitate the political resolution of the conflict." The president will have to present a very persuasive case to get congressional authorization, given such misgivings. "The President …needs to clearly demonstrate that the use of military force would strengthen America's security,” said former Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) in a statement. “I want to hear his case to Congress and to the American people."
Mississippi State Medical Association Elects First African-American President Pastor Makeda Pennycooke of Freedom House Church Charlotte, N.C. (Courtesy Photo
suggested she would rather see White people at the door. On Aug. 19, Pastor Makeda Pennycooke of Freedom House Church, who is Black, sent an e-mail to a number of volunteers stating that “first impressions matter,” according to The Christian Science Monitor. She added that “only White people” should be greeters, the Monitor reported, saying the policy would “bring our racial demographic pendulum back to mid-line.” “I was floored,” Carmen Thomas, an AfricanAmerican church member and volunteer, told Charlotte, N.C. CBS affiliate WBTV. “You can put a White face all over the front door. But when you come through those doors, you’re go i n g t o s e e A f r i ca n Americans, you’re gonna see Asians. You’re going to see people of color.” In a statement to the AFRO, Freedom House Church
greeting team was no longer reflecting the racial diversity of our entire congregation, and she wanted potential visitors to see people like themselves upon entering our church,” the church said in the statement. Thomas told WBTV that in her e-mail Pennycooke stated that she wanted “the best of the best on the front door.” Thomas said Pennycooke’s assumption was that “with a certain congregation that eventually your finances are going to run out because maybe we aren’t the moneymakers.” “She made an error in judgment in requesting all white greeters at the front door, going overboard in placing emphasis on any one race over another in trying to highlight diversity within the greeting team,” church officials told the AFRO. “She admits this was a grave lapse in judgment and is sincerely sorry for her actions. She immediately apologized and has asked our forgiveness.”
By Blair Adams From the Afro After a century of trying to eliminate the differences in health care for Mississippians based on race, income or social status, the Mississippi State Medical Association has named the first African American head physician in its history. During an Aug. 17 meeting, the association elected Dr. Claude Brunson as president-elect. Brunson will officially take over the 5,000-member organization in 2014, 50 years after a time when the association was opposed to admitting privileges for Black physicians. Brunson called the election by his colleagues a “distinct honor.” “My assent to the presidency was no more eventful than the presidents who have preceded me certainly in the past several years,” Brunson told the AFRO in an e-mail. “It is a multi year process but I did not experience any more barriers than my majority colleagues. That is the refreshing part of this story and actually what makes it a story. This has happened in Mississippi while it still has not
Dr. Claude Brunson happened in most states.” He is currently the senior advisor to the vice chancellor for external affairs and professor of anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. According to the state association’s website, Brunson attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, the School of Health Related Professions at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
for graduate school and completed his residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. “He was elected because he’s the best person for the job,” Dr. Randy Easterling, Brunson’s colleague, said in a statement. “He wasn’t elected because he’s African-American.” Dr. James Rish, the new MSMA president for this year, said in a statement that he was ecstatic about Brunson’s selection. “Claude will do a wonderful job as he already has as board chair. I have the utmost confidence in him.” Brunson will assume his new leadership post in 2014, which marks the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer—a campaign launched in 1964 in Mississippi to get as many African-American voters as possible. As one of the first three Black physicians granted full privileges in Jackson in 1965, Dr. Robert Smith told The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger that he was “very delighted and happy” to see Brunson selected as presidentelect. “His election shows we’re closer to guaranteeing the rights of all Americans to get health care,” Smith said.
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